File share with my friends computer across the internet.

Hello,
so my friend recently got a mac (changed from windows)
and i was wondering can i set up file sharing with him?
I have created an "Online HD" in my sharing folder, so how can he access it?
thanks
Aries

Yes, it is possible. To add to what others have said here, if you are connected to the internet via a router that implements NAT (network address translation), you have to configure the router to do "port forwarding", which means that connections that come into it on a certain port (AppleShare uses port 548) should be forwarded to your computer on the LAN (local network). The person on the connecting end supplies the IP address or host name for the router (not your Mac) to connect.
Caveats are, your ISP may change your IP address at will so you have to beware of that. They usually don't change very often. More importantly, though, you should keep in mind that it is a big bad world out there, and every listening port that you enable is a potential avenue for the bad guys to get in. AppleShare is pretty secure, but if you do set this up then I recommend you enable it when necessary. Disable File Sharing, or better yet, disable the NAT port forwarding for 548, when you aren't using it.
Another caveat is that your ISP may not allow setting up a server on some ports, or at all. If they block port 548 you can use a different one. If they block all ports then you're out of luck.

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